Name:	Tall Cotton -	Reply
Subject:	How Come?
Date:	7/23/2014 4:41:17 PM

Rotisserie chicken, ready to take home from WallyWorld is $4.99 each. Fresh fryers average just over $5 ($0.99 per pound) at the same store. What gives?

Name:	Mack -	Reply
Subject:	How Come?
Date:	7/23/2014 5:38:07 PM

Loss Leader is the marketing term. They don't make much, if anything, on that item, but the other $50 worth of stuff you passed and bought unplanned make up for the loss. SAM's rotisserie birds is worse. Much larger than Wally's and $4.88 in B'Ham.

I got a rotisserie attachment for the Weber Kettle specifically for chickens, and it works great. About 80 minutes and ready.

Name:	Tall Cotton -	Reply
Subject:	How Come?
Date:	7/23/2014 10:21:20 PM

I like rotisserie but I would much rather have smoked. I have 8 on the MBES right now.

Name:	Mack -	Reply
Subject:	How Come?
Date:	7/24/2014 9:14:16 AM

Any problems with the MES so far? I did 2 picniks for July 4 party that were very good. My MES is really very easy and works well, all night long w/o even checking on it.

Name:	Tall Cotton -	Reply
Subject:	How Come?
Date:	7/24/2014 11:23:04 AM (updated 7/24/2014 11:26:48 AM)

None at all. I am very pleased with this new style, although I do have one of the older ones I use for backup or overflow. So far this year about 250 pounds of meats smoked on it. I'm way behind last years pace though. Total for the year was over 800 pounds. Last night I did wish that it were a little bigger to allow a large pan to fit in it. I buy them at Sam's for serving and storage. It would be great to be able to use the MES as a warmer for those too..

I got a MB cold smoking kit and love it. It will keep producing smoke for about 6 hours on one fill of chips. In my opinion that's plenty long to get the flavor needed. I can also do cheese and fish with it since the MES doesn't have to be on at all. Bass Pro had them for $59.99. 

Name:	Mack -	Reply
Subject:	How Come?
Date:	7/24/2014 8:06:52 PM

No problems with the chip loader? Or are you using something else? My loader is cantankerous to get back into the groove.

Name:	Tall Cotton -	Reply
Subject:	How Come?
Date:	7/25/2014 9:24:15 AM

The one I have replaces the chip loader. It connects through that hole but has its own heat source to to produce teh smoke. Here it is at Cabela's. I do go by and give it a gentle shake from time to time, but once it burns down about 2 or 3 inches it does fine on its own. 

Cold Smoker Kit